Garment steaming and pressing machine.



G.' B. HOWE.

GARMENT STEAMING AND PRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Inga, 1910.

1,080,695. Paterited Dec.9,19 13.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOR CLARENCE a. HOWE AT ORNEYSTQ O.B.HOWB.

GARMENT STEAMINGAND PRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION TiLED JUNL3191U 1,080,695. Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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GARMENT 5 5m Mme AND PRESSENG MAFHINE.

APPLI-IYATIUN ilL'riI) IUNLJ v H1O 1,080,695, Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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WITNESSES: 2L7. 3 9: INVENTOR' CLARENCE B. HOWE ATTORNEYS C. B. HOWE.

GARMENT SIEAIYHM? AND PRESSHW: MACHINE,

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5NVEN1UH CLARENCE a. HOWE 0. B. HOWE.

GARMENT STBAMING AND PRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1010.

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ATTORNEY Pzitented Dec. 9, I913,

CLARENCE B. HOWE, F UTICA, NEW YORK.

GARMENT STEAMING AND PRESSING MACHEIN'E.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

Application filed June 3, 19 10. Serial No. 584,761.

. and I declare the following to be a full, 'clear,

concise and exact description thereof sufficient to enable any oneskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the samereference being had to the accompanying drawings in which like referencecharacters refer to like parts throughout.

The object of the invention is to provide an ellicient machine to beused by pressers, cleaners, dyers, clothing manufacturers, knit oodsmanufacturers and cloth spongcrs and nishcrs whereb the renovating,refreshing and pressing 0 garments may be accomplished in a sanitaryeconomical manner.

Further the machine contemplates a certain arrangement of the steampipes whereby the steam may be admitted to parts of the buck at a timeor to the whole surface of the buck as desired.

The machine further contemplates means whereby the steam admitted to thebuck will be sufficiently heated so as to render it dry, as is known inthe art. Furthermore. the machine will not shine, gloss or scorch anykind of fabric that it acts upon. Other objects will appear by referenceto the specification and drawings in which latter- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my machine complete; Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same, certain parts being broken away; Fig. 3 is a detail enlargedof a casing employed to hold the head in elevated position; Fig. 4 is adetail enlarged of a rod employed in connection with casing shown inFig. 3; Fig. 5 is a section of a buck embodied in the machine; Fig. 6 isa plan view of the cover of the buck shown in Fig. 5; Figs. 7, l3 and 9are details in plan, enlarged on the same scale as Figs. 5 and 6,showing the separator plates; Fig. 10 is a side elevation in sectionof'a smaller buck employed for specific parts such as the shoulder ofthe garment; Fig. 11 is a plan view of the cover of the shoulder buck;Figs. 12, 13 and 14 are details of the partitions employed on theshoulder buck shown in Fig. 10; Fig. 15 is a detail of the pipesdisposed along the bottom of the buckshows, the top and partition platesbeing removed, the grooves cast in the base thereof for the condensedsteam from the buck; Fig. 19 is-a plan view of the presser head of thebuck, showing the steam pipes disposed in the grooves cast therein; Fig.20 is 'a plan view of the casing that fits over and is secured to thepresser head-shown in Fig. 19; Fig. 21 is a fragmentary perspective viewof the levers adapted to effect the influx and efilux of steam to thepipes shown in dia gram in Fig. 17; Fig. 22 is a detail enlarged of ayoke employed to elevate the head of the buck; Figs. 23 and 24 aredetails ofpaddies that are used for finishing the pressed garments. Fig.25 is a detail somewhat en-' larged of a bracket. employed to mount asteam pipe to a leg of the machine; Fig. 26, is a front elevation partlyin sectionof the machine; Fig. 27 is a detail of the head taken on theline 27-27 of Fig. 26; Fig. 28, is a fragmentary view in detail, showingmore particularly the cone shaped apertures in section; Fig. 29 is afragmentary detail en.- larged of a cone shaped aperture on one of theseparator plates; Fig. 30 is a detail view,

showing a side elevation of a yoke employed; v

Fig. 31 is a detail enlarged, showing alever, and its bearing insection, employed to actuate a cord for releasing the head; Fig. 32 is adetail view, enlarged, showing a central vertical section of the casingshownin Pg. 3 and of parts in elevation related thereto, for releasingthe head from its position upon the buck; Fig. 33 is a fragmentary viewof the head, showing the steam pipes connected thereto; Fig. 34 is adetail view enlarged, showing a vertical section of a spring valveemployed to admit steam to the buck; Fig. 35 is a detail perspectiveview, showing fragmentary parts of the head; Fig. 36 is a detailenlarged, showing an elevation of a valve employed to permit steam toescape from the pipes located in the'head; Fig. '37 is a detail enlargedfi'agmeiitary view of a spring valve and pipes leading tlieretoandtherefrom to admit steam to the shoulder buck; Fig. 36

is a detail enlarged perspective view of a bracket employed to provide astop for the rotation of a yoke adapted to elevate the head; Fig. 39 isa cross-sectional view of the buck taken on line 39 39 of Fig. 18.

Referring more particularly to the drawlngs, I represent a table by 1upon which is mounted buck 2 by a goose neck 3 adapted to hold the uppersurface of buck 2 perfectly level. Buck 2 is preferably cast withgrooves 4 in its base for the reception of steam pipes which I shallpresently describe and may be also cast with integral sides and ends aand b, the end abeing longer than end in order that the upper surface ofbuck 2 shall be level and that the base -,(7 shall incline toward adrain pipe 15, when said buck 2 is disposed upon gooser neck 3. Thesides 5 are narrower at end -71- than at end a and the upper surfacesof'the sides and ends are in the same horizontal plane. Ends -aand bofthe buck are provided with shoulders 6 upon whiih rest, when the partsare assembled separator plates 8, 9 and 10 provided with cone shapedapertures asll, 12 and 13 respectively. Apertures 11 12 and 13 may bemade by the process of punching and are so formed that holes 11 of thebottom plate 8 are the largestand those of the remaining plates diminish successively in size. Holes 11, 12 and 13 of plates 8, 9 and 10are also so disposed as not to aline with each other. Cover 14 is alsoprovided with cone shaped apertures N, preferably smaller than any ofthose in plates 8, 5) and 10 and is secured to buck 2 by bolts 0 havingheads I countersunk in cover 14 and nuts M countersunk in the base ofbuck 2 shown in Fig. 5. Plates 8, 9 and 10 are supported centrally inassembled position by partition soldered thereto. Plates 8, 9 and 10 andcover 14 are all easily removable from buck 2 for the purpose ofcleaning of same when de sired.

As before stated the sides 5 are wide:- at end a than at end I) and byreferring to Fig. 5 it will be noticed that plates 8, f) and 10 aredisposed within buck J in zigzag formation which arrangement togetherwith the grooves 4 in base of the buck is adapted to permit thecondensed steam to gravitate toward outlet pipe l provided with trap dand cock 16.

In Fig. 17 I have shown-a diagrammatic plan view of the steam pipes asthey are ar ranged in the buck. The steam enters by way of pipe 18 andproceeds along pipe 19 to pipes 15), 20 "xi- 1. Pipe 19 is perforatedalong opp ridrs for ibout one half its lellffilt by Niall hol s adaptedto permit the escape w 'he sham and pipes ll). 20 and 2l are likewiseperforat d as; s here s n. for the ocape. of the steam.

This is to permit the steam to enter onehalf of the buck only. In theevent that it is desirous to allow the steam to enter the opposite halfof the buck I provide pipe '25 perforated alon 1 their opposite sides todistribute same.

Head 26 is preferably cast with grooves 110 for the suitable housing ofpipes 27 arcuss Rod ll is slidingly mounted in casing l pirotally heldto trcadle 41- by hearings l5 integral with said casing 41 having nearits upper portion a bracket 46 ver 47 whose arm 48 extends or projectsthrough a recess in plunger pin 49 slidingly mounted in slecveJit)integral with casing 43 and having a central chamber ronnrct- 42), sothat pliuiger pin ll! will project int chamber El and arrest thenn-venn-nt; of rod 41. by engaging with meet-sis 4; thereof. Plunger pinl held inn-malty inward elevation 52 of bracket i and to hell cranklever 4. as shown.

In order to (dist-at or draw out. pin it from recess 13 oi rod ll a cord51% attached to the upprr bell crank lever 47 as at :li and to an end ofa second bell crank l -Yr-r 53 pivotally mounted in a =1 ring; 56secured to y 'i. i\ shown in Fifi- :3. hell crank lever is plunger,employ above the bell crank lever -17. Another cord 57 is secured to theother arm of lever 55 and to a lever handle .38 pirotally mounted in asuitable bearing socurrd to cover 271 as shown in Fig. 20. in; forwardon lever handle .38 it will by means of the string (fmmvctiflll justexplained draw plunger pin ll) out from its engagement with notch 12 ofrod 41 and yoke A actuated by spring (it) to slide downward in casing4-33 and thus allow spring 1 30 to r tate yoke A on its axis 38 andraise brad into the position shown in Fig. 2.

i h s t. i secured to the edge of the up- 22 to admit the steam andpipes 2 ll'and 7O ranged preferably as here shown in Fig. 1E)

The steam enters pipes "37 8Q 27 by bolts ally mounting rod 'll providedwith a readapted to pivotally mount bell crank le- 55 lllg or openinginto chamber 31 of casing 139 against; rod 'llby spring id secured t10.5

a rm of preferably located a little to the rear and Obviously by pull-121) permit. said rod ll pivoted to the rear of 125 moves on into pipe29 and pipes 27 in head per surface of top of table 1 is a meansagainst. which yoke A abuts to provide a positive stop for the rotationof yoke A and the consequent raising of head .26.

The arrangement of the pipes for the influx of the steam to the head andthe buck embodies a main pipe 62 provided with a cook 63. The steam maybe supplied by means of a boiler 64 heated in any desirable manner. Thesteam moves from pipe 62 into pipe 69 and part of it moves into pipe 65having a cock 66 adapted to regulate the movement of the steam intopipes '7 and 68 the latter being connected to pipe 67 by a swivel jointas 67. The steam 26 and may be allowed to escape by cock 30. Thearrangement of the pipes as shown in Fig. 19 causes the condensed steam,when the head 26 raised, to gravitate toward pipe 29 and thence backwardthrough pipes 68, 67, 65 and down pipe 69 where it collects in cylinder7t and may be let out by cock 71. That part of the steam that does notgo through pipe 65 moves downward through pipe I59 into pipe 72 and partof this remainder moves u pipe 73 provided with a spring valve k 0 anyordinary construction, well known in the art, and said spring valve isis actuated by a knee plunger 75 slidingly mounted in bracket 76 pendantf om the top of table 1. From pipe 73 the steam moves when permitted bythe spring valve Ii, into pipes 23, 24 and 25 located in buck 2. The yetremaining portion of the steam moves rom pipe 73 to pipes 77 and 78provided with a spring valve Z similar to the valve l; and is actuatedby a knee. plunger 81 sin'iilarly mounted to plunger 75 in the remoteside of bracket 76. \Vhen valve 7 is opened the steam moves onward thrugh pipes T2? and 80 to pipes 19, 19 20 and 21 also located in buck Inthe event that the operator desires to permit the influx of steam to allthe pipes in the buck 52 he pushcwith his knee inward on plunger 9 15having extended sides Bil--83 on its head adapted to abut against thecorresponding adjacent sl'imiltlcrs 84--84 of the heads of plungers 75and 81.

To operate the machine the garment placed upon the upper surface of buck2, which suii'ai-e is covered preferably With a layer of felt 112covered with a layer of woolen or iinen cloth 113. The operator thenumuipulates handle 86 and brings head 26 down in to the position shownin Fig. 1. in which osition plunger 4.) engages re g cess 42 of rod itand thus holds the head i Ed in the position here indicated. Corks (,3and are opened and the steam al 1 lowed to ent r he head. The under orcon tact surfaotv the head 34 iilfWls rm: cred with felt and linen or'uoolvu cloth 114 and is brougl'it to bear on the garment on i the buckby pressing down with the foot on treadle 44 fulcrumed in bracketbearing 88 pendant from cross rod 89 and pivotally mounted to casing 43held stationary to rod 41 by plunger pin 49 engaging recess 42 thereof.Treadle 44 is further held in convenient central position by guidebracket 90 secured to cross bar 91 of table 1. The forcing down of lever44 will by the connections just explained force rod 41 upward and thearms 36--3ti of yoke A downward and consequently head 26 will come tobear upon the garment with any desired degree of pressure determined bythe weight of the foot upon lever 44. Steam may now be let into all thepipes in the buck, simultaneously, by pressing inward on central kneeplunger 82 or the steam may be let into either end independently bypressing inward on eitlier )lunger 75 or 81 as desired. The releasing orthe knee plungers 75, 81,, or 82 causes the valves to close so that thesteam can not enter, as is obvious. \Vhen the garment has been pressedsufiiciently, the head will be automatically raised by simply pullingforward on lever handle 58 which will, by the string connectionsheretofore explained, draw plunger pin 49 out from its engaging positionin recess 42 of rod 41 and thus cause spring 60 to elevate head 26 tothe osition shown in Fig. 2.

In Fig. 25 I si ow a bracket 95 having an internally screw threadedsleeve 97 for the screw mounting of one end of pipe 67 to rear leg 39.

In order to give a finishing etiect to the garment the operator mayapply thereto, by rubbing over the surface of the garment after the head26 has been elevated a paddle such as 91 shown in Fig. 2?; or as )2shown in Fig. .24, and may admit the steam to that part of the buck 2over which the immediate part of the garment being worked upon islocated, without the operator experiencinp the discomfort of theexcessive steam rising over the part on which he is not working.

At 100 I show a small buck used to press more particularly the shouldersof garnn-nts, which can not be done so eflvrtively upon buck 2. Thesmall burl; 100 is provided with a'top 101 adapted to conform to thecut. of the shoulder of a garmentv ()thcn wise the buck 100 isconstructed lili'e luv-l; 2 only on a much smaller scale. Steam allowedto enter by pipe "it? connected to pipe '73 and having a spring \alvrlULl actuated by treadlilttl The conden ed Situlil gravitntes towardoutlet pipe 105 whereby it .may b dmwn oil.

In the mm that it is found desirable to have the steam for p "sing thegarment exeessirely dry, the lates ti, fl and 10 oi buck i may be turnedover. as to rest on the opposite side from that shown. in Fig.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as net and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent 15:

1. In a garment pressing and steaming v machine, a huek provided withdetat'hahle partitions having aperture and said partitions at tinged ininclined zig zag formation adapted to render the steam passing throughsaid buck dry.

9. In a garment steaming and pressing maehine, a buck hating steam pipesalong its base, and partition memhers arranged in inclined zig zagformation. said partition members being provided with apertures adaptedto render the steam pa sing there through dry.

3.111 a niaehine of the eharaeter described, a huek provided with steampipes and partition metahers disposed in int-lined Zig zag: t'ormation.eone shaped apertures in said partition memhers. said apertures adaptedto render the v team pa ing therethrough dry. i 2

4. In a garment steamiig and pres ing maehino o" the eharaeter desrilwd. a tltltk having steam pipes therein. means for ad lnittin; steamto said liut'lt'. means for automatieallv shutting ott 2li l steamt'rein said huelt'. partition members disposed in inelined Zig 'xafztortnation in said hut-h. and vsaid partition memliers havin; aperturesadapted to render the steam passing: therethrough.

dry. suhstant iail v as dt'st-rihed.

In a garment steam ng: and pressin; tnaehi ie. a huelt' iavin; steampipe dispt'sed along its ha e said hase heing inelined K r the drainageof the eondeteed steam. mean for opening and elo in; the valves to saidpipes. and partition memhers disposed iii int-lined zi 7.2!;1' ttnmationin .-aid huek and having eene v-naped aperture adapted to render th teampa ing therethrouglu dry. uhstantiallv a-- deserihed.

(3. in a maehine ot' the eharaeter deserihetL the eomhination ot a [meltand a head. said huelt provided with st am pipes and partition niemher;di po ed in int-lined vii Zap: t'orinatien. said partition membershavin; rone shaped apertures adapted to render the dean: pa ingtlwrethrough. dry, lever means for lit-inning! aid head to heat idlinelvi and ant inuan tot (h vating aid head tron] otl aid lT-tttlv'.

7. l t i .t t i t a t *l i i x l e l i l t l t e t l t 2| i: ate Iserilied. the eomhination ol :1 lint-l; having steam pipes disposedalong its hase. aid pipe being arraimjed to admit steam t either end of-aid hut-k. er to both ends th reof siinultanenuslv. said pipes heing pr-- t rated t r the eseape ot the :team to the interior of said lai lepartition meinhers dis po ed in inelined xiv; rag t'trrtnation in .aidll 'k. said partition memhers l avitt'f e'ne shat d aperture adapted tor m-ti r i ebteata rwsing ttieretta-eeafin t 3 r 1 ing purposes, and ahead to hear n said huek. t 3. In a garment steaming" and pi'es.- t':,e'maehine, the t-oinhination t' a hurl; having sides and ends eastintegral therewith, sides heing narrow er at one end than at the other.wherein the laise oi said l uelt any he held in inelined position by agoose net'lL steam pipes arranged in grooves east in base of said huett,a drainage pipe for drawing oti' the eondensed team. partition membersin said hut-It. ttitl memhers having con shaped apertures for the pasage Mt: steam from said steam pipes, means for holding? said partitionsin in lined al Lag: forma tion, whereliy the 'ntt'tensed steam willgravitate toward said. drainage pipe. and a head adapted to hear on saidhad; for pressing and steaming garments.

t). In a garment. steaming and uressing machine of the eharaeterdeserted, tho eomhination ot a huelv'. a head. spring aetuated valvesfor admitting steam to said huek, said hut-h l eiitg pr vided withpartitions having eone rltttped :tpert res for the. passage of steamtherethr n i aid i ad having steam pipes arrange-K so that titl'tth. theeondensed steam will gravitate toward a drainage pipe. and automatiemeans for elevating said head.

10. In a garment steaming nd ssing maehine oi the eharaeter de tri. l.the (omhination ot' a huek having: partitions dispo ed in Zip yagformation therein, said par- ,titiens having apertures adapted to renderthe steam passing tlif'tetlli'tittglt dry. pipes in said hut-k. wherebysteam ma v he admitted to either end thereot'. valves opened hy kneeplungers to admit steam to said pipes, automatie means for rinsing saidvalves. :1 head ha vine steam pipes therein, and lever means tor brnging said head to hear on said huek.

ll. In a garment steaming and pressing maehinr. the eomhination of ahuek provided with partitions disposed on an int-line to -aeh other andhaving one haped apertures for the passage of steam. pipes arranged insaid hut-k. sprint valves aetuated h v knee plungers tor admitting steamto either end of said l)tt('l\' or to both ends thereet' simultaneou ly.and a head having .--team pipes arranged therein in a manner adapted toallow the eondenstd steam to gravitate toward a drainage pipe, when saidhead is in elevated position.

1). In a garment steaming and pressing mat'hinta the eomliinati n ot' alunlt. a head, steam pipes and spring valves said ta -h hein; providedwith partitions having tone h d apertures to! the passage, of steam,means for holding said partitions in inelined xig mag: formati n. saidpipes heing disposed in said hu -k in a manner adapt d i to admit steamto either end of the lav-k. i t dependently of the other or to hetlt Qt'lstmultaneously, and said valves adapted to admit steam to said pipes.

13. In a garment steaming and pressing machine, the combination of abuck having steam separator lates disposed in a longitudinally inclinedzig zag formation therein, said plates having cone shaped apertures forthe passage of steam in small quantities,

-.. a headadapted to be brought to bear on said buck, means forelevating said head, steam pipes arranged in said buck, whereby steammay be admitted to either end thereof, independently of each other, andsteam ipes arranged in zig zag formation in said liead.

14. In a arment steaming and pressing machine of t e characterdescribed, the combination of a buck, steam ipes, and means for supplyinsteam to sai pi es, said buck being provi ed with detachab e plateshaving cone shaped apertures for the passage of steam, pipes arranged insaid buck, whereby steam may be distributed to either end, or to bothends simultaneously, of said buck spring valves actuated by plungers andadapted to 0 en said pipes for the passage of steam, a ead ada ted to bebrought to bear on said buck, an automatic means for elevating saidhead, substantially as described.

16. In a garment steaming and pressin machine, the combination of abuck, a hea steam pipes, and spring valves said buck having separatorplates dis osed in zig zag formation in said buck an having a cover withcone shaped apertures covered with cloth, plungers adapted to admitsteam to either end, or to both ends simultaneously, of said buck, saidhead having therein steam pipes covered with a heat retaining substance,means for elevating said head, and means for bringing said head to bearon said buck, whereby to press a garment.

16. In a arment steaming and pressing machine a uck, cone shapedapertures in said buc whereby to render the steam passing theretliroughdry, spring valves for admitting steam'to said buc r, plun ers foropening said valves, and a plunger For actuating the aforesaid plungers,whereby to open all of said valves simultaneously.

17. In a garment steaming and pressing machine, a buck having disposedtherein partitions arranged on an incline and in zig zag formation, coneshaped apertures in said partitions and spring valves actuated bypgungers, w iereby to admit steam to said buc 18. In a garment steaminand pressing machine, a buck having disposed therein partitions withapertures, and said partitions being detachably mounted in inclinedposition by shoulders, substantially as described.

19. In a garment steaming and pressing machine the combination of abuck, a plurality oi detachable partition members disposed therein on anincline to each other for the drainage of the condensed steam, coneshaped apertures in said partitions for the passage of steam, and springvalves for the admission of steam to said buck.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aiiixed my signature in thepresence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE B. HOWE. Witnesses:

James H. GOODIER, T. L. Wnmm.

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